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Natasha Walsh, “The Yellow Odalisque of Brunswick” – a portrait of South Sudanese artist Atong Atem in a reimagined version of Henri Matisse’s “Yellow odalisque”.

#ArchibaldPrize #AGNSW #painting #art #Sydney

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Vincent Namatjira’s “King Dingo” is one of my favourite works in the Wynne Prize this year. The artist explains he has painted the dingo as a symbol of Indigenous power.

#ArchibaldPrize #AGNSW #painting #art #Sydney

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Vipoo Srivilasa’s “Self-portrait as a cat king” is a one of the wonderful ceramic works in this year’s Archies, featuring the artist amongst his Burmese cats. He writes that the work blends “identity, culture and affection for my feline companions into a single frame.”

#ArchibaldPrize #AGNSW #painting #art #Sydney

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It wasn’t easy to choose, but I voted for Loribelle Spirovski’s “Finger painting of William Barton” in the Archibald Prize this year.

I love this painting for its looseness and freedom, the way it lets the light in.

#ArchibaldPrize #AGNSW #painting #art #Sydney

René Magritte, The Philosophical Lamp, 1936.

If you live in #Sydney and haven’t been to the wonderful #Magritte exhibition yet, it’s time to get your skates on. Only one week to go.

#art #painting #AGNSW

Silent spring - The system of regulation is failing.

"Banned chemicals dieldrin, DDE detected in bodies of magpies. About 30 magpies were taken to a vet after showing signs of paralysis and weakness, with nine dying in care.The Environment Protection Agency found traces of two chemicals that have been banned since the 1980s and 1990s."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/magpies-found-with-banned-chemicals-in-system/104588336

Australian Pesticides Map>>
https://pesticides.australianmap.net/location/new-south-wales/
#pesticides #toxins #dieldrin #agnsw #birds #wildlife #magpies